central or eastern??

[monkeymandy]

Hi. I have a bearded dragon that is 3 and a hlaf months old. When I bought him, the breeder told me it is an eastern dragon however a few people have said to me he looks like a central. What do you think?

 

[Justdriftnby]

Looks like a young eastern to me

 

[monkeymandy]

Thanks
Are easterns supposed to have a yellow mouth? His mouth is pink inside.

 

[Justdriftnby]

I find this to be unreliable because my Eastern females mouth colour changes all the time from pink to yellow, I have both Eastern and Centrals and I like the eastern better

 

[W.T.BUY]

looks like a central to me. Ask JasonL on this site.

EDIT: or MrSpike

 

[MrSpike]

It's a Central.

This is an Eastern...

 

[m.punja]

too small for me to tell but i hope for your sake its an eastern because i think they are heaps better

 

[W.T.BUY]

here is a thread with some comparisons.

http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/herp-help/is-this-dragon-a-central-or-eastern-97220

 

[monkeymandy]

Thanks everyone.
I have just taken some more photos of his head and tail.

 

[Reptile_Boy]

central.

 

[CodeRed]

central

 

[JasonL]

To me it seems a little odd, from the photo's shown, I'm am not keen to say it's 100% vitticeps, looks slightly intergradish...or hybrid.. the spine configuration on the head seem to look Central, though it's head shape seems a fraction to long for it's width, but it's the enlarged scales around the base of the tail that seem to look a bit barbata, Just out of interests sake, what is the colour of it's gums?

 

[JasonL]

Easterns have enlarged scales forming rings going down their tails, Centrals have a few enlarged scales on their tails, though arn't as pronounced and are scattered forming no pattern.

 

[monkeymandy]

He has pink gums